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Greenland is an autonomous constituent country within the Kingdom of Denmark between the
Arctic and AtlanticOceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a
part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated
with Europe (specifically Norway and Denmark, the colonial powers, as well as the nearby island
of Iceland) for more than a millennium. The majority of its residents are Inuit, whose ancestors
began migrating from the Canadian mainland in the 13th century, gradually settling across the
island. Greenland is the world's largest island. Australia and Antarctica, although larger, are
generally considered to be continental landmasses rather than islands. Three-quarters of
Greenland is covered by the only permanent ice sheet outside Antarctica. With a population of
about 56,480[6] (2013), it is the least densely populated territory in the world. About a third of the
population live in Nuuk, the capital and largest city. The Arctic Umiaq Line ferry acts as a lifeline
for western Greenland, connecting the various cities and settlements. In the early 18th century,
Scandinavian explorers reached Greenland again. To strengthen trading and power,
Denmark&#8211Noway affirmed sovereignty over the island. Because of Norway's weak status, it
lost sovereignty over Greenland in 1814 when the union was dissolved. Greenland became a
Danish colony in 1814, and was made a part of the Danish Realm in 1953 under the Constitution
of Denmark. In 1973, Greenland joined the European Economic Community with Denmark.
However, in a referendum in 1982, a majority of the population voted for Greenland to withdraw
from the EEC, which was effected in 1985. Greenland contains the world's largest and most
northernly national park, Northeast Greenland National Park (Kalaallit Nunaanni nuna
eqqissisimatitaq). Established in 1974, and expanded to its present size in 1988, it protects
972,001 square kilometres (375,292 sq mi) of the interior and northeastern coast of Greenland
and is bigger than all but twenty-nine countries in the world. Greenland is divided into five
municipalities&#8211Sermersooq, Kujalleq, Qeqertalik, Qeqqata, and Avannaata. In 1979,
Denmark granted home rule to Greenland, and in 2008, Greenlanders voted in favor of the Self-
Government Act, which transferred more power from the Danish government to the local
Greenlandic government. Under the new structure, in effect since 21 June 2009, Greenland can
gradually assume responsibility for policing, judicial system, company law, accounting, and
auditing mineral resource activities aviation law of legal capacity, family law and succession law
aliens and border controls the working environment and financial regulation and supervision, while
the Danish government retains control of foreign affairs and defence. It also retains control of
monetary policy, providing an initial annual subsidy of DKK 3.4 billion, which is planned to diminish
gradually over time. Greenland expects to grow its economy based on increased income from the
extraction of natural resources. The capital, Nuuk, held the 2016 Arctic Winter Games. At 70%,
Greenland has one of the highest shares of renewable energy in the world, mostly coming from
hydropower.